bountiful
/ˈbaʊntɪfl/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈaʊntɪfəl] /ˈbaʊntɪfl/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈaʊntɪfəl] /ˈbau̇n-ti-fəl How to pronounce bountiful (audio)/ (ame, mw)
bountiful — 形容詞
- bountifulpositive
- more bountifulcomparative
- most bountifulsuperlative
1. available in such a great quantity that there is more than enough to use or enjo
豐富；充足
數量很多，足夠使用
available in such a great quantity that there is more than enough to use or enjoy.
Fresh corn is bountiful in the village market after the summer harvest.
夏季收成後，村裡市場的新鮮玉米很多。
be bountiful + place/time
Rain was so bountiful this spring that every reservoir filled early.
今年春天雨水很充足，所以每座水庫都提早蓄滿了。
bountiful amount causing a result
By August, wild berries were bountiful along the forest path.
到了八月，森林步道旁的野莓很多。
The school garden gave us a bountiful crop of tomatoes and beans.
學校花園大豐收，收了很多番茄和豆子。
Fresh oranges were bountiful in neighborhood fruit shops all through January.
整個一月，社區水果店裡的新鮮柳橙都很多。
文法句型
bountiful + noun
be bountiful
用法筆記
Often used for harvests, rain, land, and supplies rather than for one small object. In everyday conversation, many speakers choose plentiful or plenty of more often than bountiful.
常見錯誤
2. ready to give money, help, food, or praise freely and warmly to other people.
慷慨；大方
樂於把東西或幫助給人
ready to give money, help, food, or praise freely and warmly to other people.
The mayor thanked a bountiful donor who paid for the village clinic.
市長感謝那位慷慨的捐助者，他出錢蓋了村裡的診所。
bountiful + donor
After the storm, Darius was bountiful with blankets, candles, and bottled water.
暴風雨過後，Darius 慷慨地送來毛毯、蠟燭和瓶裝水。
be bountiful with + things given
Our host was bountiful in praise when the band finished playing.
樂團演奏完後，我們的主人大方地稱讚了他們。
The charity's bountiful backer covered school fees for thirty children.
慈善機構那位慷慨的贊助者替三十個孩子付了學費。
Ignacio grew up with a bountiful grandmother who always shared extra food.
Ignacio 從小就有一位很大方的祖母，總會分出多餘的食物。
- generous
the normal everyday word for giving freely
- open-handed
stresses a habit of giving freely, especially money
- liberal
can mean generous in giving, but sounds more formal
文法句型
bountiful + noun
be bountiful with + thing
be bountiful in + praise
用法筆記
Most often used before nouns such as donor, host, hand, or provider, or after be with with + the thing given and in + praise. It sounds more literary and elevated than everyday generous.